Gift books for the holidays

December 5, 2014 4:30 PM

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What makes a good gift book? The unexpected, the updated, the unbelievable. Indelible images, provocative subjects — even familiar words. With all that in mind, here are some gift suggestions for the book-lovers in your circle.

Everglades: America’s Wetland. Mac Stone. University Press of Florida. $45. Every now and then, here in the land of concrete and cafecitos, we need a reminder of the great natural beauty that’s nearby (and all too often taken for granted). Mac Stone, a biologist with the National Audubon Society, of...